Why bother with the Varicam?

[walleye]

What about the 3000 compared to the varicam?

 

[Spartacus]

I suppose the release of the 3000 only foreshadows a new Varicam II...

 

[David Jimerson]

uh... about 700 less pixels across. When would that matter? Film out... but in 10 years what theater is going to project with film anyway? HD-DVD or Blueray might be softer. (might..) Broadcast? Probably not unless DirectHD gets a better codec. So how many people right now would need it? I would bet less than more would need it.

How is it 700 fewer pixels across?

 

[Barry_Green]

I suppose the release of the 3000 only foreshadows a new Varicam II...

3000 is completely unrelated to a VariCam II. However, Panasonic has said that there will be a VariCam II, but it's still maybe 12 to 18 months away.

 

[Andrew McCarrick]

Do you have any ideas as to if the "Varicam II" would be P2 recording or not? And does Panasonic do any Beta testing with actual productions?

 

[Barry_Green]

Of course it would be P2 -- that's the only way you can record AVC-Intra, and I'd bet my HVX that the new VariCam will use AVC-Intra.

I don't know if they do field beta testing or not, but if they did I'm certain it would be among existing VariCam owners.

 

[Noel Evans]

NO, it doesn't! if you think it does, then you are dreaming.

WOW! Thanks for the tip. Maybe I need to up my meds.

Of course Varicam is going to give you a much more sophisticated approach after all you pay for that privilege. That doesnt mean that the approach on the HPX isn't aimed at achieving the same thing.

I wasn't trying to belittle your Varicam.

 

[SPZ]

Of course it would be P2 -- that's the only way you can record AVC-Intra, and I'd bet my HVX that the new VariCam will use AVC-Intra.

I don't know if they do field beta testing or not, but if they did I'm certain it would be among existing VariCam owners.

Barry, maybe they introduce avc-intra in tape format with the Varicam 2?

 

[Barry_Green]

Tape's deader than dead. IINM, nobody's made a new tape format since HDV in 2004. Adios, sayonara, don't let the door hit ya where nature split ya, see ya tape.

 

[SPZ]

Tape's deader than dead. IINM, nobody's made a new tape format since HDV in 2004. Adios, sayonara, don't let the door hit ya where nature split ya, see ya tape.

haha point taken!

 

[USLatin]

Yea... time flies... already even with pro-sumer 200's with only 2 slots you get 34min non-stop of 1080p... all nails are in the coffin' with 68min of DVCPRO HD on the 500 and newer without stopping... soon it will be 2:16 hs!!! nice...

I want to know one thing... and you big boys might know where to point me towards... what cameras compare to the A900 Panavised?